Compromise sought on keeping Bok offices downtown
Frederick County lawmakers and city officials clashed over moving the school board offices from East Church Street to a Hayward Road site priced at 3.6 million. Mayor Gordon urged a city county school board compromise after disputes over zoning leverage and downtown impact. Delegation members pressed for agreement but no deal emerged at the meeting.
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Bok
Frederick County
General Assembly
East Church Street
Hayward Road
Paul Gordon
Bull
Gordon
Jeff Bresee
County approves sensitive positions drug testing policy
Frederick County commissioners approve a random drug test policy for employees in extremely sensitive positions with a 3-2 vote. The policy allows treatment options after a first positive test. refusal or a second positive results in firing. Names: J. Anita Stup, Mark Hoke, Sterling Bollinger, Richard Grossnickle, Charles Smith.
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Frederick County
J. Anita Stup
Stup
Mark Hoke
Sterling Bollinger
Richard Grossnickle
Charles Smith
Mitchell Hose
Frederick plans approve Ruby Tuesday at Golden Mile Marketplace
Frederick City Planning Commission approved a face lift for Frederick Shopping Center and approved a new Ruby Tuesday restaurant at Golden Mile Marketplace off U.S. 40 and McCain Drive. The 5200 square foot restaurant with about 200 seats could begin in May and open by August or September, costing over 1 million dollars.
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Frederick
Frederick City
Chi-Chi
Golden Mile Marketplace
Nolan
Carl Starkey
Washington-Baltimore
Frederick Shopping Center
Seventh Street
U.S. 15
Planning Commission
Robert Rosenfeld
Sundergill Files to Run for Frederick County Commissioner
Jefferson area resident Ron Sundergill 36 former conservation group manager filed Monday as a Democrat to run for Frederick County Commissioner. He cites rapid growth and a need for careful study to preserve the county’s quality of life while highlighting his 16 years in environmental policy work and current business selling compost toilets.
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Ron Sundergill
Jefferson Area
Frederick County
Sundergill
Maryland
General Assembly
Hanson Associates
Jefferson
Maryland Basks Under Record Warmth Across Day
Maryland spiked to record highs Monday and Tuesday with readings near 90 as Washington DC hit 77 and Baltimore 75, passing century-old marks. Frederick reached 85 and Baltimore city peaked at 95, aided by a Bermuda high pulling warm air from the Carolina coast. Temperatures stay above normal through the week with sunshine drawing residents outdoors.
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Maryland
Washington, D.C
Jim Wiesmueller
National Weather Service
Baltimore
Frederick
Lynn Winans
Baltimore Washington International
Baltimore City
Dulles International Airport
Mr. Winans
Carolina
Shamir fires Peres as Israeli coalition collapses
In Jerusalem Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir dismissed Vice Premier Shimon Peres triggering Labor Party resignations that topple the 15 month old coalition. The move sparked a scramble for a new government as no confidence looms and talks with small religious parties begin while debates over including East Jerusalem Palestinians in Cairo talks continue.
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Mr. Shamir
Likud Blme
Labor
Cairo
Likud
East Jerusalem
Moshe Katzav
Peres
Yitzhak Rabin
Shamir
Katzay
Yossi Achimier
Mikulski visits Maryland school computer lab
Senator Barbara Mikulski toured Parkway Elementary School in Frederick to inspect a computer lab funded by Potomac Edison Maryland Education Project. She observed one on one tutoring, noted girls’ strong math interest, and heard that standardized math scores improved after the lab's 1989 launch. Students asked for her Washington address to write about the clean air bill.
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Barbara Mikulski
Chris Garrett
Maryland
Chris
Ms. Mikulski
Frederick
Parkway
Potomac Edison
P.E
Elmer Kaelin
Mr. Kaelin
Peggy Rhoderick
Rhoderick
David Crabtree
Washington
United States
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